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Peter hatlestad

06-03-2007 10:24:50




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I need a new 9' sickle for an IH 1000 mower and I am wondering what kind the Smooth or Syrated sickles would be best. I have to cut some slough hay and some alfalfa grass mix...

What would you suggest?

Thanks,
Pete




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R. John Johnson

06-03-2007 21:44:20




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 Re: mower sickles in reply to Peter hatlestad, 06-03-2007 10:24:50  
If you run smooth sections you will need to pull the knife to sharpen the sections every 5 to 10 hours of use. Serrated sections never need sharpening. When they are worn out, replace them and start over.I use underserrated sections in our 1100 mowers cutting wild hay.

John



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Leroy

06-04-2007 04:53:02




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 Re: mower sickles in reply to R. John Johnson, 06-03-2007 21:44:20  
Underserated sections do need sharpening, (we sharpened them all the time) but not near as often as smooth (road mowers used to run smooth and would change a knife every 2 hours, carried about 5 extras on tractor at all times) now the top serated sections are not supposed to ever need sharpening but after they will no longer cut sharpen them and you will be able to get more time out of them, about 2 times till they are about like the smooth sections to start

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Chrisco

06-03-2007 14:19:43




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 Re: mower sickles in reply to Peter hatlestad, 06-03-2007 10:24:50  
Bottom serrated cut best for alfalfa,



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El Toro

06-03-2007 14:13:13




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 Re: mower sickles in reply to Peter hatlestad, 06-03-2007 10:24:50  
I don't think it makes any difference which mower
"sections" you use as long as they are sharp. I think we used both on the IH 7-foot sickle bar we had. We had a spare bar we could install if it was getting dull. We had horse drawn mowers too
and they were only a 5-foot swath and were later phase out. Hal



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